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Does 2-day RSI (the Connors rule) work on IQV?

2-day RSI (the Connors rule) does not beat buy-and-hold on IQV: -16.3 points a year over 13 years.

Total return
-19.3%
Buy and hold
520.3%
CAGR
-1.6%
Sharpe
-0.25
Max drawdown
-54.5%
Trades
298
Out of sample
—
Years
13
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StrategyIQV

Findings

  1. 2-day RSI (the Connors rule) does not beat buy-and-hold on IQV: -16.3 points a year over 13 years.
  2. Against the S&P 500 over the same window: -15.9 points a year.
  3. Total return -19.3% versus +520.3% for buy-and-hold, with 298 trades.
  4. Maximum drawdown -54.5%.
  5. It beats in neither half of the history (split at 2019).
  6. It ranks #225 of 235 markets for this strategy by annual excess over the S&P 500.

Findings derived from the full panel. Each carries its number and its denominator; the computations are reproducible with artifact c0e771fe25fb.

Exactly what was tested

RSI(2) crosses below 10 → entry. RSI(2) crosses above 65 → exit. Next-close execution. No trend filter (we test the rule as it circulates).

How to read it

The verdict compares the strategy with buying and holding IQV over the same window, with round-trip costs per asset class. “Out of sample” is walk-forward: the rule is fit on one stretch and judged on the next. A result that beats in the full sample but not out of it is overfit. Full methodology in the protocol. How we test.

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How to cite

Finaxion Research (2026). Does 2-day RSI (the Connors rule) work on IQV?. Daily backtest 1962-01-01–2026-08-31, artifact c0e771fe25fb. https://finaxion.app/en/research/rsi-2-connors/iqv

Not a recommendation. Past performance does not guarantee future results.